LeConte, John, 1818-1891

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The LeConte brothers were born at Woodmanston Plantation near Savannah. They were the sons of Louis LeConte, famous for his botanical research and for setting up a botanical garden on the plantation. Both LeContes graduated from the University of Georgia and practiced briefly as physicians in Savannah and Macon. They later taught at the University of Georgia until they were forced to leave by controversy. President Church charged both professors with insubordination because of their belief in the then-developing evolutionary theories and their refusal to enforce some of the strict disciplinary rules at the university. The LeContes moved to California after teaching at the University of South Carolina and working as chemists for the Confederate army. They helped to found the University of California at Berkeley and John became the first president of this university. Joseph became its first professor of geography. The biology building at the University of Georgia was named for Joseph LeConte.

From the description of LeConte Family papers, 1857-1916. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 319689752

Physician, physicist, and professor, of South Carolina College, Columbia, S.C., and University of California; brother of Joseph LeConte (1823-1901); husband of Caroline E. Nisbet; father of Emma Florence LeConte (b.1847), Sarah Wlizabeth LeConte (b.1850), Josephine Eloise LeConte (1859-1861), Carolina Eatton LeConte (b.1863), and Joseph Nisbet LeConte (b.1870).

From the description of John LeConte papers, 1830-1960. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 43907288

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referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn William Sharswood papers, 1865-1867, 1865-1867 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn University Of California At Berkeley, Bancroft Library. Leconte Papers.
referencedIn Berkeley Club Papers, 1873-1960 Bancroft Library
referencedIn McIntosh, Edward, b. 1840. Edward McIntosh papers, 1857-1858. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Yale University Library, Manuscripts & Archives). William H. Brewer Papers.
referencedIn Anderson, Charles Roberts, 1902-1999. Charles R. Anderson papers, n.d. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn American Philosophical Society. John L. Leconte Papers.
referencedIn Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1831-1908. Daniel Coit Gilman correspondence, 1871-1875. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Hemphill family. Hemphill family papers, 1765-1975 University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Savannah, Georgia physician biographies, [ca. 1850-1900]. Georgia Historical Society
creatorOf LeConte, John, 1818-1891. LeConte Family papers, 1857-1916.
referencedIn Harvard University Archives. Records Of The Harvard Observatory.
creatorOf Hitchcock, Martha Taliaferro. Hitchcock family papers. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIf, 1866-1886 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907. William Jones Rhees Papers, 1744-1907 The Huntington Library
referencedIn Jacobs, Joseph, 1859-1929. Jacobs, Joseph, 1859-1929 - collection, 1925.
referencedIn Smithsonian Archives. Spencer F. Baird Papers (Mc 2000.11).
creatorOf LeConte, John, 1818-1891. John LeConte papers, 1830-1960. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn LeConte Furman Carter family papers, circa 1795-1999.
referencedIn Bates, Alfred, b. 1840. Biographical sketches of John and Joseph LeConte, [18--]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Sharswood, William, 1836-1905. Papers, 1865-1867. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf LeConte family. LeConte family papers : additions, 1862-1928. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Floyd, Richard S. Richard S. Floyd papers, [ca. 1876-1889]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Douglass, Thomas James Holden, 1839-1890. Thomas James Holden Douglass student notebook, 1858-1883. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Portraits of University of California individuals and groups, ca. 1850-[ongoing] Bancroft Library
referencedIn LeConte, James Augustus, 1870-1941. LeConte genealogical collection, 1900-1943.
referencedIn Townsend, John Henry, b. 1840. John Henry Townsend papers, 1860. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn LeConte, Joseph, 1823-1901. Joseph LeConte papers, 1847-1962. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Perry, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1805-1886. B.F. Perry papers, 1760-1981; (bulk, 1832-1910) University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Benjamin Peirce Papers. Houghton Library
referencedIn Iowa State University. [Contact repository for more information].
referencedIn Smithsonian Archives. Ru 60: Meteorological Project, 1849 1875.
referencedIn Yale University Library, Manuscripts & Archives). Brush Family Papers.
referencedIn Angell, John H., fl. 1996. John H. Angell collection of research materials on the LeConte family, 1932-1935. Georgia Historical Society
referencedIn DeSaussure, William Ford, 1792-1870. William Ford DeSaussure papers, 1825-1868. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
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Birth 1818-12-04

Death 1891-04-29

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